L.A. Taco

April 11, 2018

I would actually argue that … the Weekly became part of the establishment in L.A., and they weren’t that critical and did not hold the mainstream media in Los Angeles to task. So by us starting the Speak Truth campaign, fighting back a little bit, that’s only the first step. The challenge is, they’ve been really successful at discrediting us to some extent.

Deadspin

April 5, 2018

Eater

April 4, 2018

We've heard from even more restaurants that had previously been on the list for years that suddenly got taken off after getting notifications from the LA Weekly staff -- the news staff -- asking if they would participate in the in-person event and when they declined it kind of all disappeared.